Kate Hester Robson autobiographical manuscript
Scope and Content
This collection contains a 1912 diary of Kate Hester Robson, who lived in Atlanta from 1859 until her death in 1914. Robson writes about moving to Atlanta in 1859 where her family lived in a house on the corner of Marietta and Spring Street. She describes making uniforms for soldiers and working in a hospital during the Civil War. She also writes about her husband investing capital in a plantation in Dougherty County and enslaving African Americans. The diary includes Robson’s account of moving to Albany in 1864 and moving to Elberton after the Civil War and moving back to Atlanta in 1867 to a farm in the Kirkwood area of the city.
Dates
- 1912
Creator
- Robson, Kate Hester, 1835-1914 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Kate Hester Robson (1838-1914) married Si (Sion Boon) Robson (1826-1880) in 1855 in Morgan County. They had five children: Martha Cornelia Robson Dunwoody (1856-1930?); John “Henry” (1859-1913); Paul (1864-1928); Roberta (1866-1892); and Norwood (1868-1907). The couple lived in Atlanta from 1859 to 1864 but during the Civil War, moved to Albany, Georgia. Si Robson served in the Cavalry for the Confederate States of America. Kate Robson made a Confederate flag and presented it to General Gordon's first company. Shortly after the war, the family moved to Elberton, Georgia, and 1867 they moved back to Atlanta to the area known as Kirkwood. Kate Robson maintained a garden, including nut trees, and sold flowers and flower seeds. Si Robson was an investor, insurance agent, and grocer and proprietor of S. B. Robson & Co. broom factory. Before the Civil War, Robson was a general agent for Castle Rock coal mines in Dade County, North Georgia.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1950
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Kirkwood (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Robson family
- Robson, Kate Hester, 1835-1914
- Robson, Si (Sion Boon), 1826-1880
- Slavery -- Georgia -- Dougherty County
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Title
- Kate Hester Robson autobiographical manuscript
- Author
- Paul Crater
- Date
- June 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository